Re: [cp-patches] FYI: ClassLoader caching Part 2

[Archie Cobbs]

Mark Wielaard wrote:
> > I committed the attached patch to complete to ability of the VM to
> > bypass the class caching in ClassLoader.
>
> This won't work if you make the VM_USE_CACHE field static final. Then
> the constant will be compiled into ClassLoader making it impossible to
> override for the runtime vm-classes later. It has to be a static method
> for that to work.

I don't understand your comment.. this cache is for defined classes,
not loaded classes (despite what the comment says). Since class definition
is (by definition :-) something the VM itself must do, then if the VM
declares that it caches this list internally for all ClassLoaders, then
it has every right to make such a claim... ?

-Archie

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